A couple of issues in Svindland v. The Nemours Hospital, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43315, No. 05-417 & 05-441 (E.D. Pa. May 19, 2009), caught our eye — namely: (1) whether to exclude comparative risk evidence and (2) whether to allow plaintiffs to discover the raw clinical data that formed the basis of published medical articles.

Svindland involved two medical malpractice cases brought by the parents of infants who died after heart surgery (more…)